When slow life ebbs slowly in slower motion
Say thank you my Lord for freeing me from all commotion
When sad tales of tears flow down teary cheeks
Say thank you my God for washing alive all the creeks
When all the cleaning is done and all tears dried
Say thank you Universe for all the times I uselessly cried
If settings and setbacks strike you in the face vehemently
Say thank you to the skies and float on the back nonchalantly
If treachery teases at every step on the steps of life
Say thank you my charioteer for travelling together in this strife
If longing and belonging do part ways waywardly
Say thank you life for the way forward in simple revelry
The saviour comes
To the heart which cries not
To the soul which bares the blot
To the life breath which bring alive
The many and the less who do not sigh
And are grateful to the sky
Thank you then to the sun’s harshness
The moon, the light’s hidden darkness
The pain, the tears, the bouts
The laughter amidst the shouts
All the teachers of life in nature
Dr Anitah Aujayeb
“GRATITUDE IS THE HIGHEST ATTITUDE OF LIFE”… Indian Philosophy